PROPERTY: STRONG METRICS, BUYER DEMAND ARE BOOST TO THE SECTOR

Hotel Recovery Appears to Have Staying Power

The largest local hotel deal of 2012 involved downtown’s Westin San Diego, purchased for $122.8 million by Maryland-based DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

If current patterns hold, industry observers expect San Diego County hotels to continue riding a wave of positive growth trends into 2013, with the region on track for a return to pre-recession peak revenue numbers last seen in 2007...

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